Buckle



Sept. 20, 1 932.

D. MARINSKY BUCKLE Filed Sept. 4, 1950 Cil Patented Sept. 20, 1932 rnnrsn STATES DAVIS MARINSKYXOF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PATEN BUCKLE Application filed September 4, 1930. Serial No. 479,681.

This invention relates to belt buckles and particularlyto devices of this class wherein the body portion of the buckle is composed of separate relatively movable parts to form a storage chamber or Compartment within and between said parts, and the object of.

the invention is to provide a buckle of the class specified consisting of a substantially box-shaped buckle casing and coupling plate pivotally mounted on and adapted to be arranged within the compartment of said casing, and a cover member movably supported in connection with the free end of said coupling plate forming a closure for the compartment of said casing; a further object be-:

ing to provide means for retainlng articles in and against displacement from said cover, said coupling plate servlng to retain artlcles agalnst displacement from the chamber of said casing; a further object being to provide means 1n one side wall of the casing cooperating with an adjacent side wall of said 7 cover for retaining the cover against displacement from the casing and whereby the actuation thereof will release said cover; a further object being to provide means for automatically moving the cover into open position when released; a still further object being to provide means for coupling the separate end portions of a belt with said casing; and with these and other objects in view the Lw nated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a belt showing the buckle arranged thereon.

Fig. is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 8;and,

Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of the buckle detached. I

In carrying my invention into effect, I provide a buckle casinglO having a central box-shaped portion 11 forming a chamber or compartment 18 opening outwardly through said casingQthe side walls of the casing 11 extending at the, front thereof to form front plates 12 disposed at opposite sides of the chamber 13 in said casing, and these plates have top and bottom flanges 14 arranged in alinement with the top and bottom walls of the casing and soldered or. otherwise secured thereto.

One of the plates 12 terminates at its free side edge in a downwardly and inwardly eX- tending tongue 15 disposed within the. side walls 14, and in connection with which an apertured coupling plate 16 at one end of the belt 17 is adapted to operate, the other end of said beltbeing securedwithin and to the plate 12 by a V-shaped clamp plate 18 pivoted to the side walls 14, as seen at 19,

' having a tooth like edge 20 adapted to engage the belt as in other devices of this class.

For the purpose of description, the Walls V 10a of the casing will beregarded as the top wall, and the wall 10?) the bottom wall and 100 .will represent the side walls of the'boxshaped portion 11. Mounted in the side walls 100 and adjacent the top wall 10a is a hinge pin 21, which pin is arranged within the chamber 13 and mounted on'said-pin is a cou- Ipling plate or link 22 to permit the swinging.

movement of'said plate with respect to the casing, the free end of the plate terminating in a cylindrical knuckle 23 through which a hinge pin 24 is passed, said pin also passingthrough other knuckles 25 disposed at opposite sides of one end wall'26 of a closure cap or cover l27, the other end wall 28 having an or-Fics I Fig. 2 is a partial section on the line 22 45 of Fig. 1 on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 8 3 of Fig. 1 V on an enlarged scale. r

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the buckle detached, showing the parts in an open position.

aperture 29 centrally thereof. The cap 27 also includes side walls 30 forming a chamber or compartment within the cap, and a plate member 31is employedfor retaining articles within said chamber, which lis des ignated by the reference character 27a.

The member 31 is substantially U-shapedi'lco in form and terminates in spring members 32 disposed at opposite sides thereof, and which normally extend below the lower edges of the side walls 30 of the cap. The member 31 includes a depending end wall 31a which rests upon the inner surface of the top wall of the cap 27 and is secured to said wall and the side walls 30, and myv invention is not necessarily limited to the specific manner of forming and arranging the member 31.

Supported in connection with the top wall a of the casing is alatch member 33 consisting of an arc-shaped spring plate 34 disposed in the chamber 13 ofthe-casing, normally bearing upon the hinged end 22a ofthe plate 22 and'hascentrally thereof, a tongue tiveposition against the tension of the spring plate 34 to release the cover 27, which cover is .automaticallymoved into open position,

as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. f the- =1 drawing, by the spring members 32 which normally bear upon the plate 22 under tension as seen in said figure.

The plate 22 is held against displacement fromthe casing by the spring 34, and'the en- 1 gagement of the spring with the cylindrical end 2242 retains the latch'in position, the assemblage of these parts being made by first insertingthe latch into position in the end wall-10a thereafter coupling the plate 22 with the casing by passing the pin21 through thecasing and the cylindrical end 22a of said plate, maintaining the spring 34 under tension; in this operation. 7

Itjwill be notedthat the is adapted to engage the inner faces of the side walls 100 of the casing so as'to frictionally retain theiplate 22in position, thus per mitting the opening of the cover 27 without removing the plate 22 from the'casing, and also permitting the movement of-the' plate intoopen position, as'seen in Fig. 4, so as to acquire access to the bottom of thechamberv It will be understood that my improved buckle-may be usedv in connection with belts of'various kinds and. classes for both men, women and children,'and the chambers 13 and 27 a formed within and between the several parts ofthe buckle may be used for the articlesofany kind or class. I

In the accompanyingdrawing, the buckle has been designed primarily for use in stor-.

storage of articles of merchandise, or other ing coins, paper ymoney I and "similar articles, the 1COlI1S- beingrstored inthe chamber=27aiand endof the pin 24 3' held in position therein by the member 31, thus forming a change pocket which is accessible when the cover 27 is moved into open position, whereas bills and other articles may e stored in the chamber 13 and held in position by the plate 22. 7

It will ;be understood that while I have shown certain details of construction for carrying my invention into effect, I am not necessarilylimited to these details nor to any particular use of the invention, and various changes in and modifications of the construction herein shown and described may be made, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to. secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A-buckle of theclass described comprisiri'gia casing, a chamber formed in said casing and :openingthrough one side wall'thereof, a closure member for said chamber, and means for coupling said'closure member with the casing to permit the movement of the entire structure thereof relatively to said cas-- ing in openingand closing said chamber, said means comprisinga coupling element pivotallysupported within'the chamber of said casing and to thefree end of which the closure member is pivoted.- I

2. A buckle of the class described comprising a. casing, a chamber formed in said cas ing and openinglthrough one side wall thereof,-a closure member for said chamber, means for coupling said closure member with the casing to permit the movement of the entire structure thereof relatively to said casing in opening and closing said chamber, said means comprising a coupling element pivot- 106 ally supported within the chamber of said casingand to the free end of which the closure member is pivoted, and means forming a compartment within said closure member.

3. Abuckle of the class described compris- 110 ing a casing, a chamber formed in said casing and opening through one side Wall thereof, a closure member for said chamber, means for couplinghsaid closure member with the casing to permit the movement of the entirestructure thereof, relatively to said casing,

in opening and closing saidchamber, said means comprising a coupling element pivotally supported'within the chamber of said casing and to the free end ofwhichthe closure member is pivoted, means forming a compartment within said closure member,

and a latch device on one'side wall of said for coupling said closure member with the casing to permit the movement of the entire structure thereof, relatively to said casing, in opening and closing said chamber, said means comprising a couplingelement pivotally supported within the chamber of said casing and to the free end of which the closure member is pivoted, means forming a compartment within said closure member, a latch device on one side wall of said casing cooperating with said closure member to retain the same against displacement from the casing, and said last named means comprising a spring element for automatically moving the closure member into open position when released by said latch.

5. A buckle of the class described comprising a casing, a chamber formed in said casing and opening through one side wall thereof, a closure member for said chamber, means for coupling said closure member with the casing to permit the movement of the entire structure thereof, relatively to said casing, in opening and closing said chamber, said means comprising a coupling element pivotally supported within the chamber of said casing and to the free end of which the closure member is pivoted, means forming a compartment within said closure member, a latch device on one side wall of said casing cooperating with said closure member to retain the same against displacement from the casing, said last named means comprising a spring element for automatically moving the closure member into open position when released by said latch, and said latch comprising springs cooperating with said coupling element to retain the same against displacement from said casing.

6. A compartment buckle of the class de scribed comprising a main buckle part and a cover part for closing the compartment in said buckle part, means forming a supplemental compartment within said cover part, means for movably coupling the cover part with the main buckle part, means in one side wall of the buckle part cooperating with an adjacent side wall of the cover part for securing said cover part in closed position, and said coupling means comprising a member pivotally supported within the chamber of the buckle part and movable into and out of said chamber.

7. A compartment buckle of the class described comprising a main buckle part and a cover part for closing the compartment in said buckle part, means forming a supplemental compartment within said cover part,

means for movably coupling the cover part 7 with the main buckle part, means in one side wall of the buckle part cooperating with an adjacent side wall of the cover part for securing said cover part in closed position, said coupling means comprising a member pivotally supported within the chamber of the plate pivotally supported in said casing adjacent one end thereof and adapted to be arranged within said chamber, a box-shaped cover hinged to the free end of said couplin plate and forming a closure for the open en of said chamber, and means forming a compartment within said cover.

9. A buckle of the class described comprising a substantially box-shaped casing, the compartment of which opens outwardly through one side face thereof, a coupling plate pivotally supported in said casing adjacent one end thereof and adapted to be arranged within said chamber, a box-shaped cover hinged to the free end of said coupling plate and forming a closure for the open end of said chamber, means forming a compartment within said cover, and means comprising a spring latch supported in one end of the buckle casing for retaining said cover in closed position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name this 2nd day of Sept. 1930.

DAVIS MARINSKY.

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